Soap-holder.



G. F. HALL.

SOAP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FI LED DEC.3L,193.

1 167 994 Patented Jan. 11, 1916 NT curios.

GEORGE F. HALL, OF IRVINGTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO RUSSELL T. BINDER, OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

SOAP-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 1916.

Application filed December 31, 1914. SerialNo. 879,943.

To all whom it may concern:

Be'it known that I, GEORGE F. HALL, a' citizen of the United States, and a resident of Irvington, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soap-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

-This invention relates to a soap holder and is adapted to provide a device that is attached to the end of a faucet and is con- I structed to hold soap, having means therein adapted tobe manually operated, said means acting to permit the water to flow through the device without coming in con tact with the soap, in other words, being clear, said means acting to divert the clear water, if desired, into the soap receptacle and emer e therefrom so as to form soapy water an consequently suds so that soapy water and clear water can be alternately passed through the device from the faucet.

The device is further designed to provide a soap holder of-this kind which has detachable means thereon to, provide for the easy removal of the soap receptacle from the device in order to permit the insertion of soap when it is necessary to replenish the supply. the device being adapted to hold scan of any size so that small pieces can be utilized and no soap need be wasted.

The invention is further designed to provide aquick and easy m'eans' for attaching and detachaing the soap receptacle to and .w from the part of the device that is attached to the faucet so that the time necessary to provide soap is short.

circuitous route through the soap receptacle,

thus controlling the nature of the water supplied through the holder.

The invention further consistsof certain details of construction which are'embodied hereinafter in the specification and also in the clauses of the claims. r 1

The invention is illustrated inthe accompanving drawing, in which- I Figure 'lis side view of-my improvedsoap holder, and Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2, in Fig. 1; but showing the lower portion of the fixed or tubular member in ele-' vation except for a small part near the bottom that is broken away to show the interior construction. Fig. 3 is a section on line 33, in Fig. 2. Fig. {l is a section on line 44:, in Fig. 2', and Fig. 5 is axsection on line 55, in Fig 2.

The device is adapted to lze attached to any form of water outlet, but is preferably attached to a hot water faucet, and the drawing shows the end 1.0 of the spout or outlet portion of a .hot water faucet, the rest of the faucet not being shown as this is not necessary for a clear understanding of the invention. The embodiment of the invention as illustrated in the drawing illus-' tra L63 a fixed member composed of a .tuhe lla-round which is arranged the soap recepta cle 12, the soap receptacle comprising a casing forming the side wall 13 which is preferably round, and an inner wall 14 fitting tightly against the tube 11 and adapted to rotate thereon, and a partition 15 usually arranged horizontally and forming the bottom of the soap receptacle.12,'the partitiona or bottom 15 having the perforation 16 therein to provide for water passing through it. On the top of the receptacle is a suitable lidxthe form shown comprising "a flat lid 17 with a flange 18 extending down end to form the lugs'20 through which.

passes a screw 21, the scyew when screwed up tightening the top edge of the boss and thus forming ,a clamp which is thus tightly secured to the outletlO of the-faucet, the

' outlet -10;preferablv resting against a suitahleww'is'her or gasket 22.

Theinncr wall 14 of the soap receptacle extends up above the lid 17 as at 2-3 and has a cut-away portion 24', and into this cutaway portion is set a lug 25 on the tube 11 so that theengagementlof the lug 25 with the ends of the cut-away portlon 24E limits the rotation of the soap receptacle on the tube and thus permits the oscillation or partial rotation of the soap receptacle on the tube. It will be evident, however, that other;

means of controlling or limiting the rotative movement of the soap receptacle can be employed without departing from the scope of this invention. The tube has a series of upper outlets 26 disposed as desired and of anyde'sired size, but preferably rather small so as to'cause the water to pass out of them rected against soap held in the receptacle, the soap being omitted from Fig. 2, but bei'ng shown at 29 in Fig. 3, the water after engaging the soap passing down through the receptacle and out through the perforations '16 in thebot'tom or partition 15 lVhen the soap holder is turned to place the upper outlets 26 and the perforations 27 out of register the water is shut off from the soap receptacle, but when these upper-outlets are shut off, the lower outlets 30- are open,

.the lower outlets 30 being arranged ,below' the partition 15 and being adapted to be placedin and out of register with openings 31 oirthe extension 32 of the inner .wall 14,

7 the extension 32 preferablyextending down to meet the lower-ends 33 of the converging apron or shieldportion 34c of the casing 13.

Below-the lower outlets '30 is a stop or partition placed inside of the tube '11 and forcing water either to pass out through the upper or the lower outlets. WVhen the upper outlets 26 are open-the lower outlets are shut, and when the upper outlets are shut,

the lower outlets 30 are open. Openings 36 in the tube 11 and openings 3.7 "in the extension 32 of the inner wall 14:, the inner wall 14 and the extension 32forming a sleeve that extends up through the soap receptacle and fits tightly around the tube, areso ar ranged that they permit water to flow into the bottom end of the tube below the partition 35110 matter at what point of rotation the receptacle is placed so that there is always an outlet through the open bottom end 38 of the tube 11'. The receptacle is slid onto the tube 11 from the bottom and is held thereon by a detachable means which per- .mits the removal of the soap receptaclewhen desired. Different forms of fastenings can be used, but I prefer to use a spring or split pin 39 with a loop or head 40 thereon to through holes. in the tube 11 and provid limit its movement, the pin 39 being passed ing a support on which the bottom edge 33 of the casing of the soap receptacle rests. Bywithdrawmg the pinjthe soap receptacle i can he slid down over. the tube and then the lid 17 can be taken off to permit the removal ceptacle 12, and when thesoap receptacle is.

slid up into its placeon the tube 11, it is only necessary to insert the pin 39 to hold the soap.receptacle in its position.

- In Fig. 21 illu'strate'the device in a posi-. tion to permit the passage of clear'water through the soap holder, the water passing down as indicated by the arrows, being kept from the soap receptacle by reason of the upper outlets 26 being out,of register with the openings 27, the water passing out through the lower outlets 30 into the cham-- ber within the apron 34, then through the openings 37 and 36' and out through the bottom'38 of the tube 11. W hen the receptacle is rotated to its other rotative position the openings 27 in the inner wall are swung around-to be in register with the upperoutlets 26, and this rotation places the openings 31 out of register with the lower outlets 30, and the water is then directed into the soap receptacle 12, preferably in. the-shape-of a.

stream, audit then passes as soapy water down ,through the openings in the partition 14 into the chamber formed by the apron 34 and then out through the openings 36 and 37 and thus out through the open end of thetube 11,

The disposition and particularform of the parts as described herein can be-changed,

' and the relative positions and dimensions of the parts can also be altered without departing from the scope ofthe inventionf .Havingthus described my invention, I claim i v 1. A soap holder comprising a soap re ceptacle, a tube passing through the recepta: ole, the receptacle being mounted on the tube so that it has a limited rotation thereon, the

tube having anoutlet into thesoap receptacle and 'hav'ing'an outlet below the receptacle, the outlets being arranged so that by r'otative movement of the receptacle one out let isopened and the other closed.

2. A soap holder comprising a soap re- -ceptacle,'a tube with open ends and passing through the receptacle and supporting the receptacle 'so that it can be rotated to a limited extent, the receptacle having an outlet portion,.the tube having an outlet into the soap receptacle and having an outlet below the receptacle, the outlets being arranged so' that by rotative movement of the receptacle one outlet is opened and the other closed, the outlet of the receptacle and of the tube-below the receptacle passing out through the bottom open end of the'tube.

3. A soap holder comprising a tube having means on its top end for securing it to a faucet, the tube having an upper outlet and a lower outlet, a soap receptacle mounted-on the tube so that the receptacle has a limited rotation, the soap receptacle having a perg I :.forated partition between the upper and or they supplylng of soap 29 tothe soap re lower outlets of the tube, and means on th receptacle for alternatelv opening and closing the outlets of the tube when the receptacle' is turned. a

4. A soap holder comprising a tube, means on one end for securing the tube to a faucet,

the tube having upper and-lower outlets, a soap receptacle comprising a sleeve to fit the tube, an outer walland a perforated bottom, the sleeve having upper openings 1 to be placed in and out of register, with the upper outlets of the tube by rotative movement -of the receptacle, the sleeve having lower openings to beplaced in and out of register with-- the lower outlets of, the tube, the respective registering .outletsand openings being. arj ranged so that when the upper ones areopen the lower ones are closed and vice versa, the

' perforated bottom of the receptacle being arranged between the upper and, lower s'et ofopenings 5. A. soap "holder" comprising a tube having meanson one end for fastening it to a 'faucet,-an annular receptacle encircling the tube 'anii-arran'ged to oscillate thereon the,

tube having small outlets, the receptacle having means for closing and opening the holes according to the direction of its move- 1 mentfthe tube extending below the recepta- 6. A soapholder comprising a tube havmg means on one end for fastening it to a faucet, an annular receptacle encircling the tube and arranged to oscillate thereom the Witnesses:

.tube having small outlets, the receptacle having means for closing and opening the holes according to the direction of its movement, the tube extending below the receptacle, the extending partof'the tube having a lower outlet, means on the receptacle for opening and closing the lower outlet in opposition to the small outlets, the bottom of the receptacle being perforated, a convergmg apron on the bottom of the receptacle,

and a partition in thetu'be below the lower outlet, the tube having an opening above the end of the apron, the opening permitting 7. A soap holder comprising a tube having means on its top end for securing it to a faucet, the tube having upper outlets and a lower outlet, a casing arranged to oscillate on said tube and comprising a soap receptacle having an inner well adapted to open and close the upper outlets according to the direction of the oscillation of the casing, a

perforated partition, between the upper out-' lets and the lower outlet, an opening in the tube below 'the lower outlet, thecasing having means for closingthe lower outlet when the upper outlets'are openand vice versa,

the opening in the tube being constantly .open, and detachable means for. holding the casing on the tube.

'In testimonythatl claim the foregoing,

I-hereunto set my hand, this 29th day of December, 1914.

GEORGE F. HALL.

M. A. JoHNsoN, H. TRAUTVETTER.

the escape of liquid from within the apron. 

